Imbongi ngumzobi nombhali,
Imbongi ligagu elinobuciko bokudlala ngamagama,
Imbongi isebenza ngophefumlelo lwamanyange nemilowo
Inikwa amandla ngokuntyontyelwa
Isazela sayo siyayisebenzela
Ishukunyiswa likhwele nemvakalelo
eyibhalayo kambe ekuthethayo
Kuququzelelwa yingqondo ikhatshwe yintliziyo,
Imbongi sisisthunywa nomthuthuzeli
Imbongi ingaba liqaba,
igqobhoka okanye isifundiswa
Imbongi isebenza ngesiphiwo sayo esivela kuMveli ngqangi.
Imbongi ngumthunuki nomvuseleli wamanxeba
Imbongi nguMonwabisi no- Mvuyisi
Inobuciko nobuhlakani bokuhlela amazwi
Inobuqhophololo nobuqhijili bokudlala ngamagama
Ivisa uluntu ubuncwane bomyalezo
Ilujij’ ulwimi ilupheqe ngemfanozandi.
Ikuzobela umfanekiso ngqondweni
Usale uthe nkebe
Isingqi,
umngqungqo,
ubugagu nobuciko, Igama elinye liphenduka alishumi,
Yakuv’amantyontyelo iba nehlombe nangakumbi,
Ikwanguye nomondli wembedlenge,
Imbedlenge ezinxanelwe ulwazi,
Imbedlenge ezingenabani wokuzityebisela ngolwenkobe ulwimi,
Imbongi ayisosinxibo koko ngumyalezo,
Emva phaya imbongi yomthonyama yayihlotyiswa ngesidlokolo,
Isidlokolo esenziwe ngesikhumba semfene.
Imbongi inenjezu namatshamba,
Inkangeleko yangaphandle ayiqaqambisi ingaphakathi lembongi,
Idubul’amagqub’ asekhusini, Ichambuz’amathumb’ anobuhlungu ihleka,
Ixobul’amatyal’omphefumlo ngomgqala,
Yonek’ amagqugul’ asebumnyameni,
Inkcenkceshel’ ingqondo eyomileyo,
Iseza umphefumlo onxaniweyo,
Ithunuk’ izilonda esezibuphola,
Iqhaqha amabhol’iwadandalazise elubala. Imbongi yosiba itshawuza ngosiba lwayo kumnquba wesihobe,
Imbongi yomthonyama igragrama ingqungqe, yakh’ amaxhaka phambi kwezihlwele,
Idlala ngephimbo layo kudilik’ intaba,
Xa igqub’ imbongi kunyibilik’ ikhephu kwiintaba zokhahlamba,
Imbongi nguMthulisi noMsizeli.
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